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>> david martin at the pentagon. thank you. >> explosions have been heard in libya's capital of tripoli tonight. it's not clear what has been hit. mark phillips in tripoli has more on the situation there. >> after more than 24 hours of attacks, the libyans are getting increasingly nervous, for good reason. >> as darkness fell on the second night of these attacks, tracer fire repeated by it will up the night sky over tripoli. no planes or missiles were visible but explosions could be heard in the distance. for the first time, there was some evidence of a strike within tripoli, a plume of smoke just visible against the night sky, from the general area of a qaddafi residential compound. there's been no evidence that he is staying there anyway. in fact, muammar qaddafi has not been scene for several days. his tv appearances have been via telephone calls to libyan state tv stations carried over a picture of the monument to the last time the united states bombed libya in 1986. qaddafi threatened a long war and claimed he w
>> david martin at the pentagon. thank you. >> explosions have been heard in libya's capital of tripoli tonight. it's not clear what has been hit. mark phillips in tripoli has more on the situation there. >> after more than 24 hours of attacks, the libyans are getting increasingly nervous, for good reason. >> as darkness fell on the second night of these attacks, tracer fire repeated by it will up the night sky over tripoli. no planes or missiles were visible but...
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the pentagon believes, however, that within a matter of days, hundreds of u.s. and allied fighters will be patrolling libya. but the big question remains, how long will it last? joint chiefs chairman mike mullen spoke with abc's christiane amanpour on "this week." >> so it's possible we could have, like iraq, a 12-year no-fly zone with the strongman still in place. >> i wouldn't speculate in terms of length at this particular point in time. >> reporter: and martha, we both know that the white house has stressed here this would not be a long effort. but that did not make it sound like it would end quickly. >> reporter: it sure didn't, david. i think the only thing we know for sure is that the u.s. is going to hand over command to the europeans or another al li within the next few days or maybe few weeks. but beyond that, we don't know. >> and if the pentagon says it's not going after gadhafi right now, is there a scenario where he stays in some fashion? >> reporter: well, you know, admiral mullen said today it is possible that gadhafi could remain in power and it
the pentagon believes, however, that within a matter of days, hundreds of u.s. and allied fighters will be patrolling libya. but the big question remains, how long will it last? joint chiefs chairman mike mullen spoke with abc's christiane amanpour on "this week." >> so it's possible we could have, like iraq, a 12-year no-fly zone with the strongman still in place. >> i wouldn't speculate in terms of length at this particular point in time. >> reporter: and martha,...
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more than 20 tar fwets the pentagon identified 11 of them around tripoli and other towns in western libya. joining us now we tired u.s. army general barry mccaffrey. >> very impressive operation. 1110 toma hawk missiles joined by one british submarine. the notion is create a benign environment so the british and french fighter bombers can get in and establish the no fly zone and the question is will they or will they not operate against the center of gravity tanks, armored artillery or not. >> that begins to sound like a war when you describe it that way. >> is this a de facto attempt of forcing a regime change? >> i hope so. he is a threat to his own people. he is hated by the arab league. enough for them to endorse this action which is highly unusual. the one concern i have is where are the arab neighbors, the egyptians, saudis. more importantly will we take military action that achieves our purpose or not? >> how much military flexibility does this u.n. mandate offer. what can the military do beyond the current mandate? >> i would assume if we turned loose the air power and told them t
more than 20 tar fwets the pentagon identified 11 of them around tripoli and other towns in western libya. joining us now we tired u.s. army general barry mccaffrey. >> very impressive operation. 1110 toma hawk missiles joined by one british submarine. the notion is create a benign environment so the british and french fighter bombers can get in and establish the no fly zone and the question is will they or will they not operate against the center of gravity tanks, armored artillery or...
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>> nbc's jim miklaszewski at the pentagon for us tonight. jim, thanks. >>> now to libya. jim maceda is in tripoli, which is part of a new no-fly zone in effect now. he has the view from there tonight. >> reporter: only days ago, pro-gadhafi forces were pushing relentlessly along this road and about to take the rebel capital of benghazi, but today this is what remained. bodies, among dozens of destroyed tanks and artillery pieces, some still smoldering. now, some 20 miles from benghazi, there were only rebels, all confident that with their newly found firepower they could beat gadhafi. >> we are against him completely. no one -- it's over. it is over, over, over. >> reporter: but gadhafi has other ideas. in a new voice recording, which aired on libyan tv today, he called the air strikes acts of terror and swore he'd defeat the invaders. "we are preparing ourselves for a long war in a vast land that you cannot fight on," he said. and his forces were on the attack again in rebel-held misrata with tank and sniper fire reportedly killing two. meanwhile, images of the dead and
>> nbc's jim miklaszewski at the pentagon for us tonight. jim, thanks. >>> now to libya. jim maceda is in tripoli, which is part of a new no-fly zone in effect now. he has the view from there tonight. >> reporter: only days ago, pro-gadhafi forces were pushing relentlessly along this road and about to take the rebel capital of benghazi, but today this is what remained. bodies, among dozens of destroyed tanks and artillery pieces, some still smoldering. now, some 20 miles...
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the pentagon said they have inflicted more damage on the air defense systems. the military said the strikes have been effective and the pentagon is waiting to see if the latest promise of a cease fire happens. gadhafi remains defiant. barbara hall. >> reporter: these dramatic images show the power of coalition air strikes. rebels seeks to overthrow say the target was a government convoy moving on their strong hold. the united states, britain, france and others started the operation, saying gadhafi wasn't honoring a mandated no fly zone. one witness said while the missile and bomb attack are intimidating. >> we are scared what's with the domestic reaction toward the strikes. >> reporter: fears perhaps not unfounded. on sunday gadhafi blasted the coalition calling them terrorists and saying a long war lies ahead. >> even if we ir-- we tell you we will not die, you will die. >> reporter: they say dozens have been killed, mostly civilians. the pentagon said precautions being done to avoid nonmilitary areas and said it has soon no reports of significant civilian dea
the pentagon said they have inflicted more damage on the air defense systems. the military said the strikes have been effective and the pentagon is waiting to see if the latest promise of a cease fire happens. gadhafi remains defiant. barbara hall. >> reporter: these dramatic images show the power of coalition air strikes. rebels seeks to overthrow say the target was a government convoy moving on their strong hold. the united states, britain, france and others started the operation,...
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crowley said the treatment of bradley manning by the pentagon is ridiculous and counter productive and stupid. i'm wondering if you agree with that. thank you, sir. >> on point number one, when i spoke to prime minister kan, i specifically asked him about the nuclear plants and their potential vulnerability as a consequence of the earthquake. he indicated that they are monitoring the situation very closely. so far they have not seen evidence of radiation leaks. but obviously you've got to take all potential precautions. and i've asked steve chu, our energy secretary, to be in close contact with their personnel to provide any assistance that's necessary, but also to make sure if in fact there have been breaches on the safety system of these nuclear plants, that they're dealt with right away. with respect to private manning, i have actually asked the pentagon whether or not the procedures that have been taken in terms of his confinement are appropriate and are meeting our basic standards. they assured me that they are. i can't go into details about some of their concerns, but some of thi
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the pentagon doesn't want to be at war with libya. they've been saying for weeks, libya is not a national security interest. there are far greater american national security interests going on. particularly when you look at what's happening throughout the region. libya is just not -- which is why i think you've seen this sort of appearance of a completely inconsistent policy. president obama himself in announcing that we were going to be doing military strikes said at the same time he says we're going to war, says it's not going to be long, it's only going to be a few days, not weeks. you know, you definitely get this sort of push-pull type of feeling. >> and jim miklaszewski, you've covered presidents, you've covered pentagons. here was candidate obama on this program interviewed by tim russert, back in 2006. listen to this. >> and what would in your mind, define a great president? >> obviously most of the time it seems that the president has maybe 10% of his agenda set by himself and 90% of it set by circumstances. >> we're living f
the pentagon doesn't want to be at war with libya. they've been saying for weeks, libya is not a national security interest. there are far greater american national security interests going on. particularly when you look at what's happening throughout the region. libya is just not -- which is why i think you've seen this sort of appearance of a completely inconsistent policy. president obama himself in announcing that we were going to be doing military strikes said at the same time he says...
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corporations run america be too simple they certainly have a huge influence as does wall street as does the pentagon as does. congress as do. various voices in the media i mean they all have an influence some . of these groups institutions have perhaps more influence than water and that's because of the enormous role played by money when you talk about china now. we talked a little bit about some of the fear mongering in the media do you think china is really a threat to the united states why is it seen as a threat by so many people and. is there a basis to that i don't think it's a direct threat to the united states. certainly not a military. it they're competing and they have a comparative advantage of having a huge population that can make things much more cheaply than people kind of the united states i don't think it's a huge threat it's perceived again because the rise of china as a serious power. with economic clout is has been recent and has been very fast people are fearful for many different reasons and it's it helps them to be able to focus on something in the united states it's usually an
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president obama assured john that if you are the printer going to was being mistreated and that the pentagon has said. israel will build the full hundred homes in jewish settlements in the occupied west bank then also came a day after five israeli settlers were starved to death in their home so the children under a baby were among those killed with palestinian extremists suspected palestinian leaders have refused to continue talks with israel until new settlement construction reaches a national voice. earlier this week russia's republic of chechnya hosted a normal star much widely seen as a major step forward for the region a team of brazilian football veterans arrived for a charity game against a team captained by chechen leader runs on computer she's turned boston explores her arena for military conflict is leaving its bloody cars behind in favor. it must rank as one of the more purest fixtures in football history but a press conference late the night before chechen is leader ramzan kadyrov spoke of his excitement at the arrival of the opposition it's a real holiday for laughs fans have be
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[applause] >> you can download a pds of version of the pentagon labyrinth for free for the center of defense information website. go to cdi.org. >>> coming up next, booktv presents "after words," an hour-long program will be invited guest hosts to interview authors. acclaim economist dambisa moyo discusses her latest book, "how the west was lost 50 years of economic folly and the storch leases that lie ahead." the best-selling author argues that the flood of economic decisions made by western government have resulted in the skills of economic growth being tipped in favor of what she calls "the emerging world. she talks with libertarian economist dan mitchell. the >> host: my name is to dan mitchell at the cato institute and we are here to talk with dambisa moyo, adis on author about her new book, "how the west was lost." welcome to the program. let's jump right in. for basic premise, the west is being overtaken by the east. give us the mashaal explanation what it's about. >> guest: it's interesting because this is a bizarre time in the society. with almost upset with what is going on
[applause] >> you can download a pds of version of the pentagon labyrinth for free for the center of defense information website. go to cdi.org. >>> coming up next, booktv presents "after words," an hour-long program will be invited guest hosts to interview authors. acclaim economist dambisa moyo discusses her latest book, "how the west was lost 50 years of economic folly and the storch leases that lie ahead." the best-selling author argues that the flood of...
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ambassador samantha rice over the pentagon's concerns. is that true? >> as i have spoken to this before i got direction to execute it, i spoke to this as a very complex operation and it as complex operation. and as any military operation is, it is a dangerous one. my job certainly isn't to speak to how we got here. my job now is to execute the orders that the president has given me and that is what we are doing. >> chris: is it fair to say that you sided with this group that i talked about, the foreign policies group over the pentagon and military group? >> i think the president has spoken about how difficult these decisions are and how seriously he takes them and there is always a debate on mailinger decisions like that. that said, that debate has occurred. the decision has been made and we are all about now carrying out the president's direction. >> chris: finally, again, i don't have to tell you, you are already fighting two wars against muslim nations in iraq and afghanistan. there was already concern that the military was stretched too thin. how c
ambassador samantha rice over the pentagon's concerns. is that true? >> as i have spoken to this before i got direction to execute it, i spoke to this as a very complex operation and it as complex operation. and as any military operation is, it is a dangerous one. my job certainly isn't to speak to how we got here. my job now is to execute the orders that the president has given me and that is what we are doing. >> chris: is it fair to say that you sided with this group that i...
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according to the pentagon, at least 20 such sites were hit in the first wave of attacks, many near the capital of tripoli. where tracer and anti-aircraft fire sprayed the night sky defending against the sounds of planes and explosions. by daylight, tripoli was calm, but libya tv showed images of some of the 48 dead and at least 150 wounded casualties it said from the air strikes. there were civilians in the area, civilians were injured, said this wounded man. today u.s. and coalition flishls assess the damage done gadhafi's air defenses. as french, british, canadian, and eventually arab fighter jets put mussel behind the warning to gadhafi that he can no longer use war planes or thanks to attack his own people. >> this is just the first phase of what will likely be a multiphase military operation designed to enforce the united nations resolution and deny the libyan regime the ability to use force against its own people. >> reporter: so far there's no indication gadhafi is backing down. overnight, thousands of supporters packed his palace becoming human shields to protect them. he broad
according to the pentagon, at least 20 such sites were hit in the first wave of attacks, many near the capital of tripoli. where tracer and anti-aircraft fire sprayed the night sky defending against the sounds of planes and explosions. by daylight, tripoli was calm, but libya tv showed images of some of the 48 dead and at least 150 wounded casualties it said from the air strikes. there were civilians in the area, civilians were injured, said this wounded man. today u.s. and coalition flishls...
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is to clamp down the john warner fence authorization act of two thousand and seven states that the pentagon is preparing for insurrection in the states and a suppressed state governors and legislators we don't have a real government we have a road government that is basically looting this country and until you get a real government back in place any reform will only be twisted into a scam to further vertically integrate well so wall street its hundreds of billions in bonuses every year either of those parasites go who are waging war on a real economy where there is no end in sight things are only going to get worst on this journey towards our well united next now with alex jones radio host of the alex jones show. and when we talk about the impact of a broken system nowhere is it more apparent were blaring and in the stories of the people so i want to tell you now the story of a young woman in her early twenty's she graduated magna cum laude from the art institute of colorado and is also miss colorado usa griffith and she and her mother are also homeless and in today's show the unemployed si
is to clamp down the john warner fence authorization act of two thousand and seven states that the pentagon is preparing for insurrection in the states and a suppressed state governors and legislators we don't have a real government we have a road government that is basically looting this country and until you get a real government back in place any reform will only be twisted into a scam to further vertically integrate well so wall street its hundreds of billions in bonuses every year either...
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he said that the troops are at war, ash, and the pentagon is not, especially your part. i took that to heart and have been trying to make that not so over the last two years. the focus by now overwhelmingly is on afghanistan. we did, i think, as a department, a remarkable job of the uplift last summer. part of that was lo logistics, and i say oh lo logistics community had a miracle. when we started in 2009, and president obama said he wanted the uplift completed by the end of august, and if you would have asked me at the time if we could do that in that most for bidding of logistics environments, i would have told you that we'd try, but i wasn't sure, and i was very gratified and really kind of amazed by the end of august we were able not only to get in the uplift forces, but to accomplish the rotations of the forces already there, and provide the enablers that make that force not only larger, but much richer and more capable than was the force in afghanistan in the years before. my focus right now, i mean, really right now, today, i was just half an hour ago discussed t
he said that the troops are at war, ash, and the pentagon is not, especially your part. i took that to heart and have been trying to make that not so over the last two years. the focus by now overwhelmingly is on afghanistan. we did, i think, as a department, a remarkable job of the uplift last summer. part of that was lo logistics, and i say oh lo logistics community had a miracle. when we started in 2009, and president obama said he wanted the uplift completed by the end of august, and if you...
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we've also learned that the pentagon has a growing fleet of u.s. military ships and personnel not far from libya. in the mediterranean sea is where there are a number of destroyers, submarines, surface ships and a command ship. from the air the military's plan call for using drones and ground attack planes. stay with abc news throughout the morning and day as we monitor the tension in libya. we'll have live updates on "good morning america" and also "america this morning" and also much more of saif gadhafi's exclusive interview coming up. >>> and now to our other breaking story this friday morning. the newest developments from japan. u.s. troops began clearing snow from a japanese air base on friday to allow aid flights to land there. it's now been one week since that devastating quake hit triggering, of course, a nuclear crisis. martha raddatz has more now on the latest efforts to avoid a meltdown. >> reporter: one expert told us, it's like using a squirt gun to put out a forest fire. japanese fire trucks using riot control water hoses to tackle r
we've also learned that the pentagon has a growing fleet of u.s. military ships and personnel not far from libya. in the mediterranean sea is where there are a number of destroyers, submarines, surface ships and a command ship. from the air the military's plan call for using drones and ground attack planes. stay with abc news throughout the morning and day as we monitor the tension in libya. we'll have live updates on "good morning america" and also "america this morning"...
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>> that is a better question better directed to the pentagon. i know they have given operation of briefs that i think positively assessed where we are right now -- so far. and we talked about what will now be a transition into a broad-based " -- coalition, perhaps led by nato -- led by the nato command and control. again, i am just going from what i have seen from the pentagon, it has been successful. >> two more questions. sense of the military action is authorized by a u.n. resolution that provides only for the protection of civilians as its primary goal, are we to infer that the successful attack on the gaddafi's compound was either in the state or collateral damage? >> i am aware of what you are talking about -- in terms of targeting, i would direct you to pentagon, the part of the fence. however, they have said they will go over commands -- go after command and control aspects of gaddafi's forces and that may have been the case. >> the last one. tom donnelly and in his briefing repeatedly made a reference that it is the goal of the united s
>> that is a better question better directed to the pentagon. i know they have given operation of briefs that i think positively assessed where we are right now -- so far. and we talked about what will now be a transition into a broad-based " -- coalition, perhaps led by nato -- led by the nato command and control. again, i am just going from what i have seen from the pentagon, it has been successful. >> two more questions. sense of the military action is authorized by a u.n....
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i am talking about the pentagon, not the cia. thanks. >> one more question. >> i am a former legal counsel of the united nations. i am the chairman of the board of trustees. i have a few reflections. this is an extremely important issue that you are discussing. is there an armed conflict in a particular situation? this is closely related to terrorism. it has blurred the distinction between fighting a commonality in the fighting a war. i like to draw attention to the madrid agenda. it was adopted in 2005 by an organization of former heads of state and government. terrorism is criminality. you have to fight that the way you fight criminality. if you have not discussed this, it is important to draw the distinction that what you are doing is you are engaging in terrorism when you attacked people. if it is a non-conflict i am very concerned that if you identify a target that is admissible. it is a question of timing. perhaps he can attack them with a drone. some would say is an attack would be completely unacceptable. this is one issu
i am talking about the pentagon, not the cia. thanks. >> one more question. >> i am a former legal counsel of the united nations. i am the chairman of the board of trustees. i have a few reflections. this is an extremely important issue that you are discussing. is there an armed conflict in a particular situation? this is closely related to terrorism. it has blurred the distinction between fighting a commonality in the fighting a war. i like to draw attention to the madrid agenda....
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brian: the budget coming out of the pentagon is more than either the house or the senate is willing to give them. so who is the cutter here? >> he's very good, isn't he? secretary gates, he's my wing of the republican party. he's the last eisenhower republican and i like him, but this is nonsense. limiting the increase in defense spending, which is what we're talking about here, given the three numbers that i always use and think are important and most americans understand but people in washington don't and they're kept simple for me by my staff, one third of all americans have no retirement, working age americans, other than what the government gives them. remember, social security was supposed to augment things, not be the retirement. that's not what it's doing. one third of americans have no savings of any kind. one quarter of all mortgages are under water and one fifth of all wealth was wiped out in the great crash. you cannot run an expansionist for policy given that financial reality. why i came back to talk about eisen hour is he would have inppingstimpingtlimbling -- instirveti
brian: the budget coming out of the pentagon is more than either the house or the senate is willing to give them. so who is the cutter here? >> he's very good, isn't he? secretary gates, he's my wing of the republican party. he's the last eisenhower republican and i like him, but this is nonsense. limiting the increase in defense spending, which is what we're talking about here, given the three numbers that i always use and think are important and most americans understand but people in...
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. >> this morning, the pentagon announced it will begin evaluating, a voluntary departure for family members-- an evacuation. it encompasses the entire main island. >> no. i have not seen the material yhuri sure to -- you refer to. the authorized departure is tokyo, the american consul, west of tokyo, and the state department's foreign service line or school -- are japanese language second year training institute. as of yesterday, their area, where they are paralleling us. >> not true. they are starting at an outer island. aren't they relying on your planes? >> no. we have offered to support them. they have offered to support us. it is a mutual assistance operation, which we have. questions about the details of how the military are doing should be addressed to the pentagon. >> my question was actually more, since the pentagon, the dod, is authorizing departures for all family members on the entire main island of japan. so my question is, actually, is the state department considering expanding -- ? >> no, at this time. as we explained yesterday, and the secretary did a much better job
. >> this morning, the pentagon announced it will begin evaluating, a voluntary departure for family members-- an evacuation. it encompasses the entire main island. >> no. i have not seen the material yhuri sure to -- you refer to. the authorized departure is tokyo, the american consul, west of tokyo, and the state department's foreign service line or school -- are japanese language second year training institute. as of yesterday, their area, where they are paralleling us. >>...
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it's not like the pentagon. it's more in the war of iraq, for example, it was commanded in a headquarters of florida. it's that type of arrangement and they have communications established with the commanders in the region and on the ground. >> host: so does this mean for the united states? >> guest: what the united states was trying to do and you were discussing earlier was trying to hand off this mission as quickly as possible. the u.s. policy has really been to do the things in this operation that only the united states can do. and that's to provide rapid command and control structures to get the operation going rapidly and effectively. and then to use -- to use u.s. military firepower to destroy and dismantle gadhafi's command and control systems and particularly his surfaced air missile capability. that's very important because nobody is going to be -- everyone wants to minimize the danger to pilots in the air who are enforcing the no-fly zone and taking out those missile sites becomes very important to ena
it's not like the pentagon. it's more in the war of iraq, for example, it was commanded in a headquarters of florida. it's that type of arrangement and they have communications established with the commanders in the region and on the ground. >> host: so does this mean for the united states? >> guest: what the united states was trying to do and you were discussing earlier was trying to hand off this mission as quickly as possible. the u.s. policy has really been to do the things in...
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i am from the pentagon. the impact that this will have potentially on the defense policy realignment initiative and the restructuring of all the forces in the west the city, principally in japan, okinawa, and the movement to guam, and disaster relief operations in the mainline -- it is been very difficult to judge tangible progress from the government of japan on this large realignment initiative. do you anticipate this crisis as j in thest for the dgo upcoming talks clean the slate and start all over? will be the impact? >> it is a great question. but there is that the japanese government, political and bureaucratic, will be focused on the issues like relief reconstruction that they would not have time to face what is politically controversial in japan. we have the road map agreed to five years ago, basically. very little progress has been made. there were setbacks. ambassador togo referred to the use of assets on okinawa. and for the american contribution here, and that is probably not trivial. i hope that
i am from the pentagon. the impact that this will have potentially on the defense policy realignment initiative and the restructuring of all the forces in the west the city, principally in japan, okinawa, and the movement to guam, and disaster relief operations in the mainline -- it is been very difficult to judge tangible progress from the government of japan on this large realignment initiative. do you anticipate this crisis as j in thest for the dgo upcoming talks clean the slate and start...
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>> we go live now to the pentagon. >> good afternoon, everyone, and thanks for being here today. i want to take a few minutes to update you on our military operations in libya and then i will be happy to take your questions. as you know, we began our enforcement of the u.n. security council resolution yesterday with cruise missile strikes on selected air defense systems and facilities ashore as well as air defense and command in the structure. coalition forces launched missiles from the mediterranean. the number rose to 124 after a brief. we judge the strike had been very effective in degrading the regime's air defense capability, conclude their ability to launch many of their sa-5's, 3's, and 2's. this shows a rush depiction of where these strikes we're executed. the strikes after i briefed you are in red. there has been no new activity by the regime, and we have detected no radar emissions from any of the sites targeted and there's been a significant decrease in the use of all libyan air radar with most of them limited only to the areas around tripoli. we are not ruling out fur
>> we go live now to the pentagon. >> good afternoon, everyone, and thanks for being here today. i want to take a few minutes to update you on our military operations in libya and then i will be happy to take your questions. as you know, we began our enforcement of the u.n. security council resolution yesterday with cruise missile strikes on selected air defense systems and facilities ashore as well as air defense and command in the structure. coalition forces launched missiles from...
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the pentagon has come out and said there are r reductions that can be made. i believe, that as the president works to remove troops from overseas we'll start reducing those costs.e these are things we need to have. i understand the caller's premise. there are reductions need to be made everywhere, including defense anduc including our activitiese, overseas and the middle east. we're spending more money than we have. so i don't think we can just approach one part of thepe budget to solve this program.ey h we'll have to approach all parts. as i answer the other caller's question, i do believe we need to, i think congress should consider reducing its own benefits. i would support an amendment or bill on the floor that would do that. so, i'm happy to do that. i think that's the type of leadership we need to display. we did that in the kansas legislature. reduced our own salaries. frankly that would be something we could do here. i certainly support that. >> host: next call, virginia beach, ruby, republican. >> follow this online at c-span.org. we're taking you li
the pentagon has come out and said there are r reductions that can be made. i believe, that as the president works to remove troops from overseas we'll start reducing those costs.e these are things we need to have. i understand the caller's premise. there are reductions need to be made everywhere, including defense anduc including our activitiese, overseas and the middle east. we're spending more money than we have. so i don't think we can just approach one part of thepe budget to solve this...
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by contrast, the international affairs budget is less than one- tenth of what the pentagon spends. as secretary gates himself has pointed out, if you put the entire foreign service roster, aircraft carrier. yet our diplomats are serving on the front lines of multiple revolutions and wars. they're making by the contributions and planning the contribution for the military mission to a diplomatic ones that we can cement the political progress that has cost hundreds of millions of dollars and thousands of american lives. in africa, they are helping to midwife the birth of a new nation in south sudan, to resolve the situation in darfur, to forge a new relationship in khartoum. they're leading the fight against climate change. in countless communities around the world, they're providing essential humanitarian assistance preventing the spread of cholera and haiti, disturbing food to refugees a conflict in northern kenya, and providing shelter to flood victims in pakistan. this is simply not the time for america to pull back from the world. it is time to step forward. yet, just last week t
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this is the same way the pentagon request is funded. instead of covering war expenses we are now taking a more transparent approach that reflects our civilian effort on the ground. our share of the president's request for these wartime costs is $8.7 billion. let me walk you through a few of the investments. ins fund's vital missions afghanistan and iraq. al qaeda is under pressure. alongside our military we are engaged of both societies and help undercut the insurgency. these searches set the stage for the third surge, a apush in support of a process to split the taliban and help stabilize the entire region. our military commanders are in fact. they cannot succeed without a strong civilian partner. retreating with our troops in the field would be a grave mistake. equally important is our assistance to pakistan. a nuclear arms nation with strong ties and afghanistan. this is a fresh trading relationship. we are grateful for the chairman for his helpful intervention. we are working to deepen that partnership and focused on addressing the
this is the same way the pentagon request is funded. instead of covering war expenses we are now taking a more transparent approach that reflects our civilian effort on the ground. our share of the president's request for these wartime costs is $8.7 billion. let me walk you through a few of the investments. ins fund's vital missions afghanistan and iraq. al qaeda is under pressure. alongside our military we are engaged of both societies and help undercut the insurgency. these searches set the...
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it is not quite the equivalent of the pentagon. in the war against iraq, the u.s. war was committed from a headquarters in florida. they have a communications established with the commanders in the region in on the ground. host: what does it mean for the united states? guest: the and that is this is trying to hand off responsibility for the mission as quickly as possible. they wanted to do the things that only the united states could do, provide rapid command- and-control structure to get the operation going rapidly and effectively. and then to use the u.s. military firepower to destroy and dismantle gaddafi's command- and-control systems and particularly his surface to air missile capability. that is very important because no one -- everyone wants to minimize the danger to pilots enforcing the no-fly zone, and taking out those missile sites becomes very important to enable that. but that is the initial phase. that is starting to wind down if you look at the number of targets, the number of sites already it, i think this operation has been designed so that the u.s.
it is not quite the equivalent of the pentagon. in the war against iraq, the u.s. war was committed from a headquarters in florida. they have a communications established with the commanders in the region in on the ground. host: what does it mean for the united states? guest: the and that is this is trying to hand off responsibility for the mission as quickly as possible. they wanted to do the things that only the united states could do, provide rapid command- and-control structure to get the...
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. >>> after a weekend of punishing air attacks, pentagon officials stay the united nations coalition has succeeded in scattering and isolating forces loyal to libyan leader moammar gadhafi. incredible pictures. in the meantime, state tv in tripoli says gadhafi supporters now gathering around airports. they are acting as human shields against these air strikes. britain says it aborted a bombing mission last night. they were trying to avoid killing civilians. we're also hearing word that a crew missile did destroy gadhafi 'compound and carried symbolism as well as the military effect. >>> the obama administration is getting a barrage of questions and alison burns has more on the criticism coming from the democrats and republicans. >> reporter: so far the u.s. is taking the lead role on launching those attacks. this is video from moammar gadhafi's compound, from what appears to be crews missile strikes. top obama administration officials are going to great emphasis to -- great efforts to say the coalition is minimal. >> we'll have a minimal role. >> reporter: but some democrats and repu
. >>> after a weekend of punishing air attacks, pentagon officials stay the united nations coalition has succeeded in scattering and isolating forces loyal to libyan leader moammar gadhafi. incredible pictures. in the meantime, state tv in tripoli says gadhafi supporters now gathering around airports. they are acting as human shields against these air strikes. britain says it aborted a bombing mission last night. they were trying to avoid killing civilians. we're also hearing word that...
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the state looks at the pentagon account and the usual treatment is the pentagon doesn't get whacked pretty hard and they make it up at the 150 account. those days are over, congressman. i'd make that strong case for your consideration. >> thank you, madam secretary. i have very little time. so far the administration has talked about easing on sanctions in cuba twice. there have been increased oppression. you are aware of zapata and the hostages. is the administration willing to look at tightening of the regulations, a harder push for democracy assistance? at the very least, a state department travel warning again? what would be the consequences? by the way, if -- actually this american citizen has been now put to a kangaroo court. so, again, there have been two easing of sanctions, further oppression. will there be any consequences for that further oppression, for the death of a political prisoner in prison? my time has run out. >> congressman, very quickly. i'll be happy to get you more for the record. we share your commitment for freedom and democracy for the cuban people. that's an abso
the state looks at the pentagon account and the usual treatment is the pentagon doesn't get whacked pretty hard and they make it up at the 150 account. those days are over, congressman. i'd make that strong case for your consideration. >> thank you, madam secretary. i have very little time. so far the administration has talked about easing on sanctions in cuba twice. there have been increased oppression. you are aware of zapata and the hostages. is the administration willing to look at...
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with respect to private manning, i have asked the pentagon whether or not the procedures regarding his confinement are appropriate in meeting our basic standards. they assure me they are. i cannot go into details about some of their concerns. some of this has to do with private manning's safety as well. >> [unintelligible] >> i think i gave you an answer to the substantive issue. >> [unintelligible] >> i do not have all the details. i have to defer that. this only happened a few hours ago. there has to be a lot of fact finding to determine. >> in an interview with abc news, the doubt the's son said said the plan was to squash the rebels without mercy. if the plan of the united states is to stand by and do nothing -- and they say that because any past you have said the united states has some moral obligation to intervene militarily. >> i believe that not only the united states, but the international community has an obligation to do what it can to prevent a repeat of something like what occurred in the balkans, what occurred in rwanda. part of the example is meeting 24-hour surveillance
with respect to private manning, i have asked the pentagon whether or not the procedures regarding his confinement are appropriate in meeting our basic standards. they assure me they are. i cannot go into details about some of their concerns. some of this has to do with private manning's safety as well. >> [unintelligible] >> i think i gave you an answer to the substantive issue. >> [unintelligible] >> i do not have all the details. i have to defer that. this only...
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you can't put it on the back of the pentagon, because if you defunded pentagon 100%, that, including all the veterans programs, you cannot still eliminate our budget deficits. entitlement programs must be addressed. there is an explosive growth in them. they are our biggest growing part of the budget. and they will overwhelm us. we will end up having to spend so much money on the servicing the debt by paying interest that we will end up not having any money for anything else. host: thank you. next, a comment from jennifer, a democrat. caller: thank you, c-span, for having me. i just wanted to say that with everything that is going on are around the world -- around the world, i think the top story is what is happening in japan. my heart and prayers are going out to everyone in japan. but we do need to see what is actually happening there. there is so much that is going on but we are putting our focus and attention of the war at all scared that needs to be our main focus and attention. not only the earthquake, they have had a tsunami, they have people who are missing. thousands and tho
you can't put it on the back of the pentagon, because if you defunded pentagon 100%, that, including all the veterans programs, you cannot still eliminate our budget deficits. entitlement programs must be addressed. there is an explosive growth in them. they are our biggest growing part of the budget. and they will overwhelm us. we will end up having to spend so much money on the servicing the debt by paying interest that we will end up not having any money for anything else. host: thank you....
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keep in mind that when you go to the pentagon and some of our members have, and have gone to afghanistan, there's an open-ended war going on here. there's no end in sight. i submitted for the record articles with respect to that. we are going to be there, hear this, we are going to be there through at least 2020. that's going to cost us an extra, at least an extra $1 trillion. where are we going to get that money? are we going to cut social security for that? are we going to cut health care and funds for education? are we going to cut more funds for home heating aid? where are we going to get this money? are we ready to give up our entire domestic agenda so that we can continue on the path of a war to prop up a corrupt regime whose friends are building villas in due by -- dubai? presumably with money that comes through the united states that's shipped out in planes out of the kabul armente. we have to start standing up to america here. i appreciate and respect every member of this congress who served in the military. we honor them. just as they honor the members of my own family. my fath
keep in mind that when you go to the pentagon and some of our members have, and have gone to afghanistan, there's an open-ended war going on here. there's no end in sight. i submitted for the record articles with respect to that. we are going to be there, hear this, we are going to be there through at least 2020. that's going to cost us an extra, at least an extra $1 trillion. where are we going to get that money? are we going to cut social security for that? are we going to cut health care and...
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>> i will refer you to the pentagon for specifics. i believe i said -- and the details lie across the river at the defense department. but it is certainly the case that while the command and control -- command and control transition is still pending on the civilian protection aspect of this, that the united states will continue to fly sorties as part of that mission. again, that's a matter of days and not weeks. we're taking -- overall it's about a lead role. i will refer you to the pentagon for what we will continue to be doing. what we will not be is in the lead in either the no-fly zone or civilian protection. >> is the president comfortable having u.s. pilot report to foreign commands? >> i think this president and the previous prewas comfortable having united states forces report to nato commanders, non-american nato commanders in afghanistan. that's how nato works. we feel very comfortable with the structure of nate yofmente it is, by the way, the moist successful and powerful military alliance in the history of the world and we
>> i will refer you to the pentagon for specifics. i believe i said -- and the details lie across the river at the defense department. but it is certainly the case that while the command and control -- command and control transition is still pending on the civilian protection aspect of this, that the united states will continue to fly sorties as part of that mission. again, that's a matter of days and not weeks. we're taking -- overall it's about a lead role. i will refer you to the...
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we have also, with our nato allies, which the pentagon, begun to look at potential planning, prepared this, in the event we feel is necessary for both humanitarian and other reasons that there would have to be actions taken. one of his actions under review his a no-fly zone. there are arguments that would favor it. there are questions that would be raised about it, but it is under consideration. with respect to iran, and i know the time is short and i want to be able to supplement any of these questions with written material, we are seeing the difference that coordinated sanctions can make. not only with what the united states did, but the cooperation and the leadership of congress, the legislation, that added to the iran sanctions act, gave the united states many more tools, but also because of the international corporations to the united nations security council. and to add additional at-on sanctions from our partners, including the e.u., japan, and others. when you are trying to sanction iran, no matter how powerful you are and how much we can do, it is imperative that we get the i
we have also, with our nato allies, which the pentagon, begun to look at potential planning, prepared this, in the event we feel is necessary for both humanitarian and other reasons that there would have to be actions taken. one of his actions under review his a no-fly zone. there are arguments that would favor it. there are questions that would be raised about it, but it is under consideration. with respect to iran, and i know the time is short and i want to be able to supplement any of these...
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but the pentagon said that american forces were conducting a campaign to knock out libya's air defense systems, firing more than 100 tomahawk missiles. caller: long time since i talked to you. i think this is the camle'el's nose under the door and mr. obama's fine dish which to get us into africa. -- fondest wish to get us into africa. no good news for taxpayers. host: u.s. and allies a striking at libya, that is the headline. richard is a joining us from massachusetts. good morning. i think this is totally ridiculous. when they talk about gaddafi killing his own people and how we are such nice people ourselves, yet we let babies be butchered and their mothers womb and we call ourselves good, nice people. we are a bunch of hypocrites. whatever they do to us, we deserved. host: from twitter, how do we win in libya? we're supposed to believe that we protect other protesters? you can join the conversation at twitter.com/cspanwj. 202-737-0002 is our line for democrats, and 202-737-0001 for republicans. if you are an independent, the number to call this 202-628- 0205. in new orleans, u.s. a
but the pentagon said that american forces were conducting a campaign to knock out libya's air defense systems, firing more than 100 tomahawk missiles. caller: long time since i talked to you. i think this is the camle'el's nose under the door and mr. obama's fine dish which to get us into africa. -- fondest wish to get us into africa. no good news for taxpayers. host: u.s. and allies a striking at libya, that is the headline. richard is a joining us from massachusetts. good morning. i think...
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. >> about six months ago when i was working at the pentagon, a former west pointer came up to me. he was quite upset. he had just had a phone call from the times of london. they had figured out based on documents that had been put on wikileaks where he was in 2004. they were achieving certain behavior is to them based upon knowing what the incident reports were. this war is not like any war we have never prosecuted before. any time you leave a foreign operating base and go outside the wire, a u.s. some kind of contact with an m.a. or civilian, you got to do an answer that report. -- do an incident report. thousands of those were put on wikileaks. clearly, here was this individual and his behavior. they're going to figure out who he was. there was a favorable story about him in the washington post. they took the documents on wikileaks and were able to combine the two and make certain assumptions which may or may not have been correct. assumptions about the soldier who had served his country honorably, to had to make very quick, ethical decisions in a very adverse environment. now t
. >> about six months ago when i was working at the pentagon, a former west pointer came up to me. he was quite upset. he had just had a phone call from the times of london. they had figured out based on documents that had been put on wikileaks where he was in 2004. they were achieving certain behavior is to them based upon knowing what the incident reports were. this war is not like any war we have never prosecuted before. any time you leave a foreign operating base and go outside the...
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it was a serious problem for the pentagon to address that. we had a piece of technology. we had the mine resistant ambush- protected vehicles. they were very effective. the only problem we had was getting that out to the field. we had a group in the navy working on producing those. unfortunately, they were only able to get about five produced per day and then a shift over. -- shipped over. that was not going to make the production rates we needed. the navy asked a group of waste reduction experts to go in and help that group. they did. they were able to raise production up to a least 54 per -- at least 54 per day. there were able to surge up to about 68 per day in getting those out. that was done. it was a great story. [applause] thank you. the really interesting part was that they did this by focusing on processes. there are able to do it without adding any costs for labor. they were able to get an exponential increase in effectiveness without any new costs. it results in a 90% cost reduction. it shows the idea that can look at government differently and it works. a stro
it was a serious problem for the pentagon to address that. we had a piece of technology. we had the mine resistant ambush- protected vehicles. they were very effective. the only problem we had was getting that out to the field. we had a group in the navy working on producing those. unfortunately, they were only able to get about five produced per day and then a shift over. -- shipped over. that was not going to make the production rates we needed. the navy asked a group of waste reduction...
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but even the pentagon admits that they can't win with t military alone. two-thirds of the job is diplomacy and development,two- community development.he j if we with had been more successful there, we wouldn't have these wars.ent. and so i hope that as a country we'll be able to move to that new day in this new century and, hopefully, wind down these wars sooner rather than later.d >> host: back to the c-span digital bus, ophelia is a freshman at the west phoenix high school. good morning. >> caller: good morning. you said secretary gates is a greates american. what do you specifically like about his performance, and what are you not content with? >> guest: ophelia, thank you so much for wallingat in.e ca by the way, to the students in west phoenix, i want to ask you, how much do you pay for fresh water out there in phoenix?o yo maybe somebody can talk about the water situation. host: they are joining us via skype. ofelia, do you want to answer that? caller: they are not too bad, but gas prices are starting to get that. guest: thank you so much. when spec
but even the pentagon admits that they can't win with t military alone. two-thirds of the job is diplomacy and development,two- community development.he j if we with had been more successful there, we wouldn't have these wars.ent. and so i hope that as a country we'll be able to move to that new day in this new century and, hopefully, wind down these wars sooner rather than later.d >> host: back to the c-span digital bus, ophelia is a freshman at the west phoenix high school. good...
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sitting to his right is jack riley, a consultant to virtually every agency from the pentagon, state department, and joint chiefs. last is admiral thad allen who needs no introduction, america's man of the moment in two of the largest crisis in recent years, hurricane katrina, and the deepwater horizon oil spill. i'm going to start with you, that'd, and thad may have to leave early, but we really appreciate him being here. we're still talking about these, you know, trying to stop these really powerful drug cartels at our board r, and -- border, and having spent time with you at the borders, i realize this is sort of the goal line stand right there, and that's not the place really you need best to address, but if you could talk about how to address the defense in depth a little bit because it seems like an impossible mission to me to do this all right at the board r. >> sure. first go back to what david aguilar was talking about. there's a series of an events in the country that need to be achieved. we need to interrupt the supply chain of trouble and moving in on the borders to deal with it bet
sitting to his right is jack riley, a consultant to virtually every agency from the pentagon, state department, and joint chiefs. last is admiral thad allen who needs no introduction, america's man of the moment in two of the largest crisis in recent years, hurricane katrina, and the deepwater horizon oil spill. i'm going to start with you, that'd, and thad may have to leave early, but we really appreciate him being here. we're still talking about these, you know, trying to stop these really...
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it is not quite the equivalent of the pentagon. in the war against iraq, the u.s. war was committed from a headquarters in florida. they have a communications established with the commanders in the region in on the ground. host: what does it mean for the united states? guest: the and that is this is trying to hand off responsibility for the mission as quickly as possible. they wanted to do the things that only the united states could do, provide rapid command- and-control structure to get the operation going rapidly and effectively. and then to use the u.s. military firepower to destroy and dismantle gaddafi's command- and-control systems and particularly his surface to air missile capability. that is very important because no one -- everyone wants to minimize the danger to pilots enforcing the no-fly zone, and taking out those missile sites becomes very important to enable that. but that is the initial phase. that is starting to wind down if you look at the number of targets, the number of sites already it, i think this operation has been designed so that the u.s.
it is not quite the equivalent of the pentagon. in the war against iraq, the u.s. war was committed from a headquarters in florida. they have a communications established with the commanders in the region in on the ground. host: what does it mean for the united states? guest: the and that is this is trying to hand off responsibility for the mission as quickly as possible. they wanted to do the things that only the united states could do, provide rapid command- and-control structure to get the...
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department of defense entire report to congress on contracting fraud, which examined the extent to which the pentagon awarded contracts to countries that have defrauded the government. the report found from 2007-2009, dod awarded almost $270 billion in contracts to 91 contractors that were found liable in fraud cases, $682 million to 30 contractors convicted of criminal fraud. it also then companies prohibited from federal contracts continue to receive millions in taxpayer dollars. that said, i think that the system is likely to improve in the near future. laster the government unveiled a federal a warty performance and integrity information system -- it is modeled after pogo database. it compiles annual set of information that helps government officials determine if contractors or grantees are responsible or risky. up until that point, that information wasn't readily in the hands of contracting officers pre-award. today you might hear about, i would counter with names like gtsi, actually, blackwater, are also known, formally known as blackwater. dyncorp, halliburton and kbr dignity of those companie
department of defense entire report to congress on contracting fraud, which examined the extent to which the pentagon awarded contracts to countries that have defrauded the government. the report found from 2007-2009, dod awarded almost $270 billion in contracts to 91 contractors that were found liable in fraud cases, $682 million to 30 contractors convicted of criminal fraud. it also then companies prohibited from federal contracts continue to receive millions in taxpayer dollars. that said, i...
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also this morning, yesterday we told you this, but confirming from the pentagon, the price tag is at $550 million. was your thoughts on the thoughts of -- the anniversary of the reagan assassination attempt? caller: i was 40 years old when this happened. i remember him being the friend of the rich and and and burgs and all the big parties. the rich having more than the middle class. one of the things was that he came on his radio show and talk about of $50 a month welfare recipient cheating the government. and i am thinking at the time, your friends are messing with their taxes a thousand times deeper than the $50 a month welfare recipient. and you spoke of a little while ago about the budget. i like to know why the media, the print media, and the televised media, does not address revenue. to talk about spending, spending, spending. the republicans are starting the peace, they have cut taxes, give tax cuts to the rich, and they take out of the height of the middle class. host: the front page of the " washington journal, cause of this morning. -- "the wall street journal." other econo
also this morning, yesterday we told you this, but confirming from the pentagon, the price tag is at $550 million. was your thoughts on the thoughts of -- the anniversary of the reagan assassination attempt? caller: i was 40 years old when this happened. i remember him being the friend of the rich and and and burgs and all the big parties. the rich having more than the middle class. one of the things was that he came on his radio show and talk about of $50 a month welfare recipient cheating the...
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the pentagon is calling the u.s.-led aerial assault on libya this weekend very effective and says the strikes sent moammar gadhafi's forces scrambling. now we have word that gadhafi is back on the offensive this morning. jim maceda has the latest from tripoli. good morning. >>> yes, that's right. libya's third largest city of misrata has been under attack by gadhafi forces who were hit by coalition strikes and did go scrambling yesterday. now there are report that is tanks and snipers entered the city center and fighting has killed at least seven people, according to our latest figures. meanwhile the troops have now changed out of their uniforms and into street clothes, looking very much like civilians. they have even been joined by hundreds of other gadhafi supporters who are acting as human shields. meanwhile, gadhafi himself has not been seen publically here since friday. he has recorded a couple of defiant messages that aired on state tv. he may be hunkered down in a bunker, perhaps not in his tripoli compound wh
the pentagon is calling the u.s.-led aerial assault on libya this weekend very effective and says the strikes sent moammar gadhafi's forces scrambling. now we have word that gadhafi is back on the offensive this morning. jim maceda has the latest from tripoli. good morning. >>> yes, that's right. libya's third largest city of misrata has been under attack by gadhafi forces who were hit by coalition strikes and did go scrambling yesterday. now there are report that is tanks and snipers...
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you can't put it on the back of the pentagon, because if you defunded pentagon 100%, that, including all the veterans programs, you cannot still eliminate our budget deficits. entitlement programs must be addressed. there is an explosive growth in them. they are our biggest growing part of the budget. and they will overwhelm us. we will end up having to spend so much money on the servicing the debt by paying interest that we will end up not having any money for anything else. host: thank you. next, a comment from jennifer, a democrat. caller: thank you, c-span, for having me. i just wanted to say that with everything that is going on are around the world -- around the world, i think the top story is what is happening in japan. my heart and prayers are going out to everyone in japan. but we do need to see what is actually happening there. there is so much that is going on but we are putting our focus and attention of the war at all scared that needs to be our main focus and attention. not only the earthquake, they have had a tsunami, they have people who are missing. thousands and tho
you can't put it on the back of the pentagon, because if you defunded pentagon 100%, that, including all the veterans programs, you cannot still eliminate our budget deficits. entitlement programs must be addressed. there is an explosive growth in them. they are our biggest growing part of the budget. and they will overwhelm us. we will end up having to spend so much money on the servicing the debt by paying interest that we will end up not having any money for anything else. host: thank you....